Thu March 04, 2021 - Southeast Edition #5
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Piedmont Pipe Construction is a leading provider of underground water, sewage and storm drain utilities at sites throughout the Charlotte and upstate South Carolina region.
Lewis Barton puts a great deal of faith in the people that help make his utility construction company successful. In turn, his crews respect him and admire the way he and his management operate the firm.
Barton learned how to run a company properly and treat its employees justly while growing up in New Hampshire, where he watched his parents operate a prosperous building firm.
WCNC Charlotte is partnering with local Carolina organizations to make a difference by spotlighting available community resources. Author: WCNC Staff Updated: 10:19 PM EST March 5, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Persistent systemic challenges continue to prevent people of color from securing home loans.
As WCNC Charlotte has reported, data shows most of Charlotte s largest lenders denied Black applicants two to three times more often than their white counterparts in 2018 and 2019.
Now WCNC Charlotte is partnering with local Carolina organizations to make a difference by spotlighting available community resources.
WCNC Charlotte hosted Bring It Home, a virtual, town hall event helping Black applicants overcome mortgage loan disparities. The live forum provided resources to securing down payment grants, credit counseling, and other tools for hopeful homebuyers.
‘Very excited’: Thousands of students return to classrooms for first time in months
Charlotte, North Carolina (WSOC) For the first time in two months, some Charlotte-Mecklenburg School students returned to the classroom on Monday morning.
Students who are in Pre-K, kindergarten through 8th grade and some students with disabilities who need in-person services went back to the classroom Monday.
Pre-K and some of those students with disabilities are in the classroom five days a week.
The other students will go two days a week with everyone learning remotely on Wednesdays.
The same groups were on Plan B in December before CMS switched to all-remote learning because of rising COVID-19 cases.
Second rotation of CMS students return to classrooms Thursday for first time in months Elsa Gillis, Tina Terry
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For the first time in two months, some Charlotte-Mecklenburg School students will return to the classroom Thursday morning.
The first group of students was back in-person Monday and Tuesday. The second rotation of students will attend in-person instruction Thursdays and Fridays. Wednesday is a remote learning day for all students.
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Students who are in Pre-K, elementary schools, K-8 schools, and some students with disabilities who need in-person services went back this week.
This week, North Carolina released a mental health support toolkit to help parents and their children. Author: Ashley Daley Updated: 6:53 AM EST January 26, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Frustrated parents of Charlotte-Mecklenburg School students are mobilizing their efforts to get the district to provide a choice for in-person learning in classrooms.
“As far into the school year as we’ve gotten, the frustration is growing,” said CMS parent Rebecca Ivanov, who’s also an educator in a different school district.
What started with online petitions and letters to North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will soon be a message seen at street corners across Mecklenburg County. Ivanov said the online group, CMS Community for In Person Learning